Rivers and Streams

kids_riverThe Kickapoo River watershed encompasses approximately 3,500 streams and 7,500 stream miles. Some of the finest trout fishing in the nation can be found in these cold, spring-fed tributaries. Unfortunately, many Driftless area waterways are imperiled by agricultural runoff and unplanned development. VSN is committed to protecting these waterways through education, water quality monitoring, comprehensive planning, and responding to issues that threaten water quality.

Publications

The Benefits of Well-Managed Stream Corridors by Scott Craven, Gary Jackson, William Swenson, and Bruce Webendorfer, University of Wisconsin Cooperative Extension Publishing, 1996.

Protecting and Restoring Shoreland by Carmen Wagner, John Haack and Robert Korth, University of Wisconsin Cooperative Extension Publishing, 2003.

Wisconsin Trout Streams, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, 2002.

Websites

Water Action Volunteers Citizen Monitoring Database

Wisconsin DNR Division of Water

Clean Wisconsin

River Alliance of Wisconsin

Valley Stewardship Network / Kickapoo Citizen Water Quality Monitors

Wisconsin Council of Trout Unlimited

West Fork Sports Club (on the West Fork of the Kickapoo River)